Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
sent a delegation to compete at the
2008 Summer Paralympics
The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games (), the 13th Summer Paralympic Games, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao. It was f ...
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Beijing
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. Israel sent 42 athletes, who competed in 11 sports: archery, athletics, basketball, cycling, equestrian, rowing, sailing, shooting, swimming, table tennis and tennis. The country's flagbearer during the Games' opening ceremony was
Yizhar Cohen, who won three gold medals at the
1988 Seoul Paralympics.
"Israeli Paralympic Committee chief expects great Beijing Paralympics"
, Xinhua, September 3, 2008
Medalists
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Archery
Israel's squad included 1 athlete.
Athletics
Israel's squad included 1 athlete.
Basketball
;Men
;Pool B
: Qualified for quarterfinals
Cycling
Israel's squad included 1 athlete.
Equestrian
Equestrian in the Paralympic Games is Dressage only.
Rowing
*WB : World's best time
*Q : qualified for final
*R : qualified for repechage
Sailing
Note: The points are totaled from the best 9 results of the 11 races, with lower totals being better.
Shooting
Swimming
Key: WR=World record
A world record is usually the best global and most important performance that is ever recorded and officially verified in a specific skill, sport, or other kind of activity. The book ''Guinness World Records'' and other world records organization ...
; PR= Paralympic record
Table tennis
Tennis
References
External links
Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games Official SiteInternational Paralympic CommitteeIsraeli Paralympic Committee
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Nations at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
2008
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Paralympics